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Meaning of AIR PUMP

Pronunciation:  ehr pump

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a pump that moves air in or out of something
 
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 Synonyms: vacuum pump
 
 See Also: condensation pump, diffusion pump, inflater, inflator, ion pump, pump

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Air" pump`\
1. (Physics) A kind of pump for exhausting air from a vessel
   or closed space; also, a pump to condense air or force it
   into a closed space.
2. (Steam Engines) A pump used to exhaust from a condenser
   the condensed steam, the water used for condensing, and
   any commingled air.
 

 

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